"Imperfection is Beauty" Canvas: Webster's Pages Growing Up Girl!

"Imperfection is beauty, Madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

- Marilyn Monroe

What a great quote for a mixed media project, right??

The Webster's Pages "Growing Up Girl" collection is not only full of candy-sweet colors, dreamy pastels, and fantastic imagery, but offers up an entire page of fabulous quotes, just like this one! It is what inspired my canvas, to create something beautiful yet messy, pretty but muted in my preferred style. Simple, yet detailed, textured, and layered.

"Imperfection is Beauty" Canvas

I began as I often do by applying some book pages. I then tore strips of paper from the Growing Up Girl collection and applied them as well, before sealing them with gesso. A bit of misting, masking, embossing, more layers, and paint were added.

Some closeups...

The foundation for my quote began with a transparent envelope. I cut the flap from the envelope and adhered the backside of it to my canvas. In it I tucked some paper, one of the new wood ATCs, and some paper punched bits. On top of it I used a raw Blue Fern Studios chipboard film strip piece before adding my embellishments. To the left of the canvas in this photo, you can see I've used one of the new paper straws (also seen on the bottom and right side of my canvas). I simply cut the length I wanted and then used a scissors to cut open lengthwise and then curled it around the edge of my canvas.

Projects like this are great for using up scraps! Here you can see the piece of paper I'd used to punch out my confetti. I tucked it under one of the book pages for some fun texture.

Webster's Pages Products Used:

Patterned Papers:

Growing Up Girl "Words to Live By"

Growing Up Girl "See the World"

Growing Up Girl "Be Adventurous"

Embellishments:

A Christmas Story Jeweled Frame

Sprinkled With Love Wood Veneer Set

Love Bundle of Straws

Other Products Used:

Blue Fern Studios "Film Strips"

Prima "Princess" Collection Flowers

Prima "Princess" Collection SIIC

Prima Purity Vine

Thanks so much for having a look today! I hope your week is going GREAT :)!

Prima: Free Spirit Collection {CHA Winter 2014}

Good morning!

I hope your new month is off to a good start. I'm happy to start my month here on my blog with a layout that I created for Prima for CHA, using the amazing "Free Spirit" Collection :)

"Daydreams"

I fell in love with Free Spirit the moment I laid eyes on it. The pretty pastels are right up my alley- and I could not wait to put it to good use! It was perfect for this whimsical photo of my daughter on her birthday :) The "Enlightened" paper with the images of the balloons was just what I needed to get this moment scrapped, and the coordinating stamps and embellishments made for a fun day of play!

Prima Products Used:
846596 Free Spirit Collection "Enlightened"
846626 Free Spirit Collection "Perceptions"
846619 Free Spirit Collection "Expressive"
573133 Free Spirit Cling Stamps
573164 Free Spirit Say It In Crystals
572983 Free Spirit Metal Clips
572914 Free Spirit Wood Embellishments
572754 Free Spirit Brads
551551 Say It In Crystals
571801 Abbey
571351 Serenity- Floral Mix
571528 Le Mia
571542 Le Mia
571634 Lil Missy
567071 Joulee Marble
565947 Mini Sachet Lakeside
566005 Mini Sachet Meadow
561611 Soubrette- Blue/Green

Have an amazing day!!!

*NEW* Princess Collection from Prima {Winter CHA}

I'm back today with yet another reveal for Prima, this time the beautiful "Princess" Collection by Jodie Lee. This line delivers exactly what you expect from Jodie Lee: soft, beautiful imagery and colors that we all long for and simply cannot wait to create with! Here is a mini album that I put together for my daughter, my very own little princess ;)

Prima Marketing "Princess" Collection

"With Special Thoughts of You" Mini Album

This album is filled with photos, quotes and poems, pretty patterns, flowers, and details. Something special for my daughter to treasure :)

Let's take a closer look...

I found some of the sweetest princess poems online. And oh, how they match my little girl SO well!

 One of Ingvild Bolme's Shabby Chic Treasures Butterflies, as well as a brad and wood embellishment from the Princess collection were a great ay to start out this princess-packed book :) And I truly just love the new doily stickers- don't you?

 I've used some of the Princess Collection Cling Stamps throughout, like the flower vine you see on this page. I also love that a few "Sugardots" are included with each pack of brads this time around.

Here you can see one of the new Princess Collection Flair Buttons, as well as one of Prima's new stickers for my title.

A neat feature of some of the new wooden embellishments in this collection is that they come already "dressed" for you- this butterfly looks as if it's had gesso applied and then distressed. I love that!
The little banner piece is from the Princess Collection Brads pack and my title comes from the packaging.

Such stunning vintage imagery, for which Jodie Lee has an amazing eye! 
 More wood embellishments, sugar dots, and stickers.

 I personally like to cut off the barbs on the back of the brads and glue them wherever I like.

Prima Products Used:
922078 Poppies & Peonies Album
950965 Princess Collection "Charlotte"
951016 Princess Collection "Sophia"
950958 Princess Collection "Ava"
950996 Princess Collection "Mia"
950972 Princess Collection "Ella"
951023 Princess Collection "Princess Collage"
573263 Princess Collection Tag Me
951078 Princess Collection Cling Stamps
572716 Princess Collection Flair Buttons & Clear Stamp
572907 Princess Collection Wood Embellishments
951115 Princess Collection Brads
891992 Shabby Chic Treasures Butterflies
892319 Shabby Chic Treasures Door Signs
892173 Junkyard Findings Street Signs
892258 Junkyard Findings Office Metals
892166 Junkyard Findings Street Signs
572310 Lace Stickers "Doily 1"
572334 Lace Stickers "Doily 3"
572266 Lace Stickers "Contentment"
573560 Trim
572020 Wire Thread Brown
960551 6x6 Stencil Lace Doily #1
891336 Chalk Edger Worn Jeans
891701 Chalk Edger Pastel Green
891756 Chalk Edger Pastel Peach
574680 Tempting
565367 Fairy Rhymes Collection Vine
565886 Labelle Harbor
566357 Tatiana Coral
571146 La Tela
565756 Frost Snow Drop Roses
565848 Labelle Ocean
566005 Mini Sachet Meadow
567187 Tiara Aqua
567071 Joulee Marble

Princess Collection

I hope your new week is off to a great start!
Thanks for dropping by :)